Bilateral same-day myringoplasty: a feasible option?
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Published on: June 20, 2018
Patrícia Silva Sousa1, José Alberto Fernandes2, Clara Magalhães2
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. patriciarssousa@gmail.com.
Purpose:
Retrospective evaluation of bilateral same-day myringoplasty outcomes.
Methods:
Patients who underwent bilateral same-day myringoplasty from 2005 to 2019.
Results:
Thirty-eight patients underwent bilateral myringoplasty. Mean age was 44.5 years and 55.3% patients were male. Tragal perichondrium-cartilage composite graft was the most frequently used graft material (82.9%). Perforation closure was achieved in 78.9%. Postoperative Pure Tone Average and Air-Bone Gap decreased significantly (p < 0.05), except for the Air-Bone Gap of the right ear (p = 0.058). The complications were cholesteatoma (1.3%), otorrhea (6.6%) and tympanic membrane retraction (1.3%).
Conclusions:
Bilateral same-day myringoplasty is a feasible procedure in selected patients. Good anatomic and functional outcomes, as well as a low rate of complications, are achieved with this procedure, improving patient comfort and allowing for a reduction in operation time and costs.
